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Earthquake in the early morning
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! An adventure that will shake you up! That's what Jack and Annie get when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to California in 1906. As soon as they arrive, the famous San Francisco earthquake hits the city. Can Jack and Annie save the day? Or will San Francisco be…
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- 9780439371162
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- 72 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- Magic tree house #24
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- O
Any small goodness : a novel of the barrio
Award-winning picture-book author Tony Johnston presents the poignant story of a loving Mexican-American family in East L.A. in her first novel for young readers. Los Angeles is a place of movie stars and fast cars and people who are too rich and people who are too poor. An area of freeway chases and drive-bys and death. But there's another L.A., one where warmth and humor and humanity pervade…
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- 0439419018
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- 128 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- J
The stowaway : a tale of California pirates
Kristiana Gregory's swashbuckling tale of a young boy's encounter with a true pirate is being repackaged with a new cover. This high seas adventure is full of historic facts and nefarious characters. The year is 1818, and the coastal village of Monterey, California, is a peaceful home for 11-year-old Carlito and his family ... until pirate ships appear on the horizon. Carlito and his friends…
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- 0590488236
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- 126 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- G
Al Capone does my shirts
Moose Flannagan moves with his family to Alcatraz so his dad can work as a prison guard and his sister, Natalie, can attend a special school. But Natalie has autism, and when she's denied admittance to the school, the stark setting of Alcatraz begins to unravel the tenuous coping mechanisms Moose's family has used for dealing with her disorder. When Moose meets Piper, the cute daughter of the…
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- 0439674328
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- 225 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- C
The gold rush : buried treasure
Describes how gold was discovered in California, how miners traveled to the gold fields, how they sought gold or found riches other ways, and their impact on California.
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- 051625099X
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- High Interest Books
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- 979.4 SOM
If you lived at the time of the great San Francisco earthquake
This book takes you to San Francisco, California, shortly before, during, and after April 18, 1906. What would you have done when the quake struck?
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- 059045157X
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- 64 pages : illustration ; 18 cm
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- 979.4 LEV
The California gold rush
This series meets National Curriculum Standards for: Science: Earth and Space Science, History and Nature of Science, Physical Science, Science and Technology, Science in Personal and Social Perspectives. Social Studies: Civic Ideals & Practices Global Connections Individuals, Groups, & Institutions People, Places, & Environments Power, Authority, & Governance Production, Distribution, & Consum…
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- 0516466917
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- 30 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
- Series Title
- Cornerstones Of Freedom
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- 979.4 STE
California condors
Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of California condors and current efforts to save them from extinction.
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- 1560651075
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- 32 pages : illustration : 25 cm
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- Animals
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- 598.9 TIB
The little light shines bright : a true story about the world's longest burni…
The Little Light Shines Bright celebrates the world's longest burning lightbulb at a fire station in Livermore, California. The hand-blown lightbulb has been burning since 1901 and is declared the oldest known working lightbulb by the Guinness Book of World Records. The little light's journey started more than 100 years ago before the start of airplanes, automobiles and radio. Tourists from aro…
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- 9781434365248
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- 28 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- G
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